Posts Tagged ‘baseball’

Field of Dreams (1989)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Costner, Kevin | Madigan, Amy | Hoffmann, Gaby | Liotta, Ray | Busfield, Timothy | Jones, James Earl | Lancaster, Burt | Whaley, Frank | Brown, Dwier | Andelin, James | Kean, Mary Anne | Persons, Fern | Coffield, Kelly | Milhoan, Michael | Eastin, Steve
Directors: Phil Alden Robinson
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Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field tell him, “If you build it, he will come.” He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. When the voices continue, Ray seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the messages and the purpose for his field.

Life or Something Like It (2002)

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Jolie, Angelina | Burns, Edward | Shalhoub, Tony | Kane, Christian | Gammon, James | Melissa Errico | Channing, Stockard | Thornhill, Lisa | Itzin, Gregory | Baker, Max | Dunker, Andromeda | Rutherford, Jesse James | Sood, Veena | Snellman, Eric | Zahn, Theron
Directors: Herek, Stephen
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A reporter, Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie), interviews a psychic homeless man (Shalhoub) for a fluff piece about a football game’s score. Instead, he tells her that her life has no meaning, and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life…

Chicken Little (2005)

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Braff, Zach | Marshall, Garry | Knotts, Don | Stewart, Patrick | Sedaris, Amy | Zahn, Steve | Cusack, Joan | Shawn, Wallace | Shearer, Harry | Willard, Fred | O'Hara, Catherine | Warburton, Patrick | West, Adam | Walton, Mark | Dindal, Mark
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After Chicken Little causes widespread panic—when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky—the young chicken is determined to restore his reputation. But just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head. Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: London, Jason | Cochrane, Rory | Wiley Wiggins | Jenson, Sasha | Burke, Michelle | Goldberg, Adam | Rapp, Anthony | McConaughey, Matthew | Ribisi, Marissa | Andrews, Shawn | Hauser, Cole | Jovovich, Milla | Adams, Joey Lauren | Hinojosa, Christin | Affleck, Ben
Directors: Linklater, Richard
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In a small Texas enclave, highlights the rites of passage on the last day of school in 1976 for the new, incoming freshmen at the hands of the class of ‘77 at Robert E. Lee High School. Freshman boys are physically punished, while the girls largely face the brunt of verbal abuse and humiliation. Two main figures emerge. Incoming freshman Mitch Kramer comes to a new realization in his role as a major target of senior hazing. And, among the seniors is Randall “Pink” Floyd, the school’s star quarterback, who moves with facile grace among groups of greasers, nerds, stoners, and athletes alike.

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)

Monday, December 1st, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Fox, Michael J. | Field, Sally | Waite, Ralph | Hays, Robert | Greist, Kim | Chevalia, Kevin | Lauren, Veronica | Thall, Benj | Lewis, Kristina | Michaels, Al | Lasorda, Tommy | Uecker, Bob | Carter, Adrienne | Polito, Jon | Goldberg, Adam
Directors: Ellis, David R.
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Shadow, Sassy and Chance are back! It’s been three years since their trek through the woods and over the mountains. Now the family lives in San Fransisco and they’re taking a vacation in Canada. Only problem, the pets escape from the airport while being put in the cargo area of the plane. Now their family is in Canada and the pets are all alone in San Fransisco. They meet scruffy bully dogs and a gang of rebel dogs all abandoned and have started their own group. Also looking for them is a “Blood Red Van” driven by bumbling dog catchers. Also Chance meets a girl dog and it’s love at first bite.

Mr. Baseball (1992)

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance | Sport
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Selleck, Tom | Takakura, Ken | Takanashi, Aya | Haysbert, Dennis | Shioya, Toshi | Toyohara, Kosuke | Fujiwara, Toshizo | Takano, Mak | Morinaga, Kenji | Nishimura, Joh | Goto, Norihide | Toita, Kensuke | Fuji, Naoki | Hozumi, Takanobu | Lee, Leon
Directors: Schepisi, Fred
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A Major Leaguer down on his percentages gets traded to the Chuunichi Dragons , and has trouble adjusting to Japanese customs. He resists what he considers ridiculous and arbitrary rules of the club and belittles the etiquette expected of him as a representative of his team. When he starts seeing the interactions of his coach with the owners of the team, and falls in love with his trainer’s daughter, he begins to rethink his attitude.

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Genres: Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Hurt, Mary Beth | McKean, Michael | Walker, Kathryn | Camp, Colleen | Sommer, Josef | Frazier, Ron | Ryan, Steve | Wohl, David | Corkill, Danny | Linker, Amy | Oliver, Barret | Grady, Ed | McGuire, Tucker | Hammatt, Richard | Gudger, Charlie
Directors: Simon Wincer
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A young boy is found wandering without any memory of who he is. A family takes him in and begin to look for clues to help him find his way home. In the meantime, they notice that the boy seems to have certain special abilities, not usually found in kids his age, or even fully-grown adults.

Mr. Destiny (1990)

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Belushi, James | Hamilton, Linda | Caine, Michael | Lovitz, Jon | Bochner, Hart | McCutcheon, Bill | Russo, Rene | Sanders, Jay O. | Chaykin, Maury | Corley, Pat | Seale, Douglas | Cox, Courteney | Barron, Doug | Weiss, Jeff | Longo, Tony
Directors: Orr, James
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Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..

Everyone’s Hero (2006)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Sport
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Macy, William H. | Reiner, Rob | Dennehy, Brian | Wagner, Robert | Kind, Richard | Harris, Jason | Austin, Jake T. | Torre, Joe | Patinkin, Mandy | Whitaker, Forest | Allen, Ritchie | Bronstein, Jesse | Coppola, Ralph | Helms, Ed | Iannicelli, Ray
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“Everyone’s Hero” is a heartwarming comedy-adventure, telling the story of a young boy’s thousand-mile journey to help Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees win the World Series. The project’s theme of perseverance against all odds was inspired by the film’s originating director and executive producer, Christopher Reeve.

Bad News Bears (2005)

Monday, May 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Thornton, Billy Bob | Kinnear, Greg | Harden, Marcia Gay | Kraft, Sammi Kane | Canipe, Ridge | Craggs, Brandon | Davies, Jeffrey | Deters, Timmy | Estrada, Carlos | Estrada, Emmanuel | Gentile, Troy | Harris, Kenneth 'K.C.' | Johal, Aman | Jones, Tyler Patrick | Tedmori, Jeffrey
Directors: Linklater, Richard
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Morris Buttermaker (Thornton), an alcoholic pest removal worker and former professional baseball player (for a very short time), is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team of 12 year olds which is about to be thrown out of the league. Although the team does not win the first place in the next championship, it does achieve a great comeback.